DIY children's theater made from recycled materials

Cardboard boxes and shoe boxes. Bottle caps. Styrofoam balls. Creative recycling makes it easy to entertain children with one of their most beloved games.

Grandpa Carlo's talking theatre

HOW TO BUILD A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

A simple game to make at home, only with recycled material, but also one of the most loved, ever, by children. An ancient but very modern game in the way it helps develop imagination, creativity and curiosity. Let's talk about the little theater With a little creative effort and a lot of fun, you can try making them yourself, especially with your kids. They start with items that would otherwise end up in the trash: shoeboxes or cardboard boxes, bottle caps, Styrofoam balls.

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Here are all the steps you need to follow to build the theater with your little ones:

  • Recover a shoe box, turn it over and then cut the lid (lengthwise) in half as you see in the cover image.
  •  Glue the two parts of the lid together, one at the bottom and one at the top.
  • Decorate the box like a little theater: use colored cardboard and diluted vinyl glue.
  • Prepare the characteri: yogurt bottles, toothpicks, colored cardboard, wool thread (acrylic), noses (colored cotton buds), bottle caps, polystyrene balls.

Now that your original DIY theater is ready, All you have to do is make up a story and let the show begin!

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